Adjustable pillow-roll



March 23, 1965 D, 5, GIBSON ADJUSTABLE PILLOW-ROLL Filed March 19, 1963INVENTOR. D R l550- Arm/Mays:

United States Patent g 3,174,163 ADJUSTABLE PILLOW-ROLL Doris S. Gibson,4721 41st St,

Long Island City 4, N.Y. Filed Mar. 19, 1963, Ser. No. 266,327 1 Claim.(Cl. -338) This invention relates to pillows; I Anobject of 1 einvention is to provide a pillow having endswliich are positionedeldseto the sides of the sleepers head to provide a comfortable andencompassing pillow which is highly effective for inducing sleep.

Another object is to provide a pillow of the type indicated which hasrolled ends that are movable toward and away from each other to form anadjustable space for the sleepers head so that parts of the pillow canbe positioned close to or at varying distances from the sides of thehead, as desired or as required by the sleeper.

A further object is generally to provide an improved pillow.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the inventionwill be more fully understood from the following description of theinvention considered in connection with the accompanying drawing of anillustrative embodiment of the invention in which:

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of the pillow with one end unrolled and theother end secured in a rolled conilion;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pillow;

FIG. 3 is a yertical sectional view, on a larger scale, taken on li'rle3-3 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view, on a larger scale, taken on line 44of FIG. 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the pillow It) comprises anelongated resilient member 12, preferably foam rubber, whose ends 14 and16 are rollable toward and away from each other to form longitudinallyspaced rolled ends 18 and 20. The rolled ends form a space 22therebetween for the head H of the sleeper. It is to be observed, asbest seen in FIG. 2, that the rolled ends can be placed adjacent to orin contact with the sides of the sleepers head. In this manner thepillow encompasses the sleepers head and is highly effective in inducingsleep for many persons. The back of the head lies on the part 24 of thepillow member between the rolled ends.

The pillow is provided with a pillow case 26 of suitable material whichforms a sheath to enclose the pillow in the usual fashion. One end 28 ofthe pillow case is open for insertion of the pillow.

The rolled ends 18 and are secured in their adjusted positions by straps30 and 32 which are made from ribbon and are sewn to the opposite endsof the foam rubber member 12. More particularly, each strap comprises alength of ribbon which extends along the companion end of member 12 andextends from the opposite side edges 34 and 3d of the member. The partof the ribbon which extends along the end of the member is folded overthe top and bottom of the member, as best seen in FIG. 3, and isconnected to the member by lines of stitching 33 and 40. The edges 42 ofthe ribbon, which extend from the edges 34 and 36 of the member, aresewn together by lines of stitching 44 and form a loop 46, at one end ofthe ribbon. The loop is provided with a pair of rings 48 and theopposite end of the ribbon is looped through the rims, in the usualfashion, to tie the opposite ends of the ribbon straps to each other, asbest seen in FIG. 1. The pillow case is provided with apertures 58 topermit the adjacent straps at each end of member 12 to pass through thepillow case.

While the pillow has been described as one made of foam rubber toprovide a resilient pillow member 12, it is also within the scope of theinvention to provide an inflatable pillow member, in lieu of one made offoam rubber. It is also to be understood that while I have shown anddescribed the preferred embodiment of the invention, the invention maybe embodied otherwise as herein specifically illustrated or described,and that certain changes in the form and arrangement of parts and in thespecific manner of practicing the invention may be made withoutdeparting from the underlying ideas or principles of this inventionwithin the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A pillow comprising, an elongated unitary resilient member havingoppositely and longitudinally spaced ends and transverse oppositelyspaced edges extending between said ends, said ends being rollabletoward and away from each other to form an adjustable space therebetweenfor a persons head, said ends being in said rolled condition and therebyforming said space therebetween with the portion of said memberextending between said rolled ends providing a bottom wall for saidspace and a cushion for the persons head, and means for releasablyholding said rolled ends in said adjustable position, said holding meanscomprising a pair of strips of fabric at each of said ends extendingfrom opposite edges thereof to a position at one side of said memberopposite the side of said member at which said rolled end is positioned,the opposite ends of each pair of strips being releasably connected toeach other.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 988,117 3/11Leonard 5-338 2,562,725 7/51 Leto et a1 5-338 2,877,472 3/ 59 Wagner5-337 2,952,856 9/60 Ruff 5338 FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

